# GLM-4.6V vs Yi-Lightning

> GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6v-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GLM-4.6V leads 40.2 to 27.0.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 36.5 |
| Rank | 133 | 206 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.90 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117)
- Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1302 |

## Math

- GLM-4.6V: —
- Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1300 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148)
- Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1286 |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83)
- Yi-Lightning: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135)
- Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1304 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145)
- Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1278 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138)
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1297 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1311 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6V better than Yi-Lightning?

GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-4.6V or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Yi-Lightning share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.